Willis Stephens Jr. | |
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Assemblyman, 99th District (1994-2006) | |
In office 1995–2006 |
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Preceded by | Vincent Leibell |
Succeeded by | Greg Ball |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 Brewster, New York |
Spouse(s) | Ginny Stephens |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Willis “Will” Stephens Jr. (born 1955) was a politician that represented the 99th District in the New York State Assembly. After serving in the Assembly for twelve years, Stephens was defeated in the September 2006 primary by Assemblyman Greg Ball and lost the Republican nomination. He was one of only three Republicans in the Assembly to be endorsed by Planned Parenthood. Stephens, his wife, Ginny, and their three children reside in Brewster, New York.
Assemblyman Stephens represented the 99th District of New York which encompasses the municipalities of Patterson, Mahopac, Carmel, Southeast, Putnam Lake and Brewster, in Putnam County; Yorktown, Lake Mohegan, Somers and North Salem in Westchester County; and Pawling in Duchess County. His family held the seat nearly continuously for eighty years: his grandfather, D. Mallory Stephens, held this seat from 1926 to 1952; his father, Willis Stephens Sr., held the seat from 1953 to 1982; and Stephens himself served from 1995 to 2006.